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In many places around the world, the new year was ushered in by a baby representing “rebirth.”

D.W. Finch, a Listowel District Secondary School alumnus, has been writing short fiction that recalls the rural settings of her youth and scares up some imagery that might appeal to horror fans with small-town roots.

Just as the year before, 2021 was once again dominated by the constantly evolving situation surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic. There was plenty that made headlines over the last 12 months, as the Listowel Banner looks back on the year that was in a two-part segment. Part I features the months

Pete Harms and his son, Luke, pictured tobogganing down the hill at Elma Township Public School on Jan. 2.

County council took steps to begin plans to renovate its building located at 5 Huron Street in Stratford to house its administrative offices. These steps led staff to bring forward a report declaring the former archives building at 24 St. Andrews Street surplus at the Dec. 16 meeting.

More public health measures are being introduced by the Ontario government in response to the "alarming" increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations fuelled by the Omicron variant.

The North Perth Fire Department Drive-Thru Breakfast held in conjunction with the Listowel Agricultural Society raised $9393.08 in September, funds that were dispersed evenly between NPFD’s three stations in Listowel, Atwood and Monkton. Pictured, from left: Monkton District Chief Dennis McEwen, Lis

The province has announced changes to its COVID-19 testing and isolation guidelines.

Salvation Army Food Bank Coordinator Carolyn Saunders accepts a $2,000 donation on Dec. 23 from Equipment Ontario – Listowel’s Service Manager Bryan Long raised through the employee driven Nickel Forward program where Equipment Ontario employees donate a small portion of their pay to create a fund t

Omicron has officially arrived in the region, after two confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variant were reported by Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) last week.

Josh Boersen, Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) director for District 9, Perth County, appeared as a delegation to county council on Dec. 16 to discuss a survey conducted during the development of a report to develop a county Greenhouse Gas Reduction plan.

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most municipalities were quick to move to live streaming or recording council meetings, as well as posting the recordings online, to ensure continued access to public meetings.

Multicultural Association of Perth Huron founder Gezahgn Wordofa sells two dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts to Brayden Gingrich, owner of Off The Lens, during an MAPH fundraiser on Dec. 21. Wordofa says the fundraiser will be ongoing and if people keep an eye on @multiculturalperthhuron on Facebook the

In “the old days,” travelling anywhere was a multi-day event and required several stops, and hotels were a staple in small towns.